Become a Mentor

Beyond the Gates Mentor Opportunities Available

You are invited to be the person to provide encouragement, caring support, and guidance to a recently released woman from Perryville Prison!

“A true mentor is hard to find, difficult to part with, and impossible to forget!

Mentoring is “a mutual relationship with an intentional agenda designed to convey specific content along with wisdom from one individual to another. Mentoring does not happen by accident, nor do its benefits come quickly. It is relationally based, but it more than good friendship…mentoring is not two people who just spend time together sharing.”

Thomas Addington & Stephanie Graves

What Does It Take To Be a Mentor?

Regardless of where you are in your life… a busy parent, business professional, retiree with a desire to give back… you can make a difference in the life of another woman as she navigates her successful reentry and pursues the realization of her hopes and dreams!

Are you 21 years or older?
Do you believe in giving second chances?
Do you have a compassion open heart, good listening skills?
Are you patient, but persistent?
Can you commit to being a mentor to your mentee for a year?
Are you open to learning about issues related to incarceration told by formerly imprisoned women and presented by experts in the fields of trauma, addiction and recovery, family reunification, poverty and the social determinants of health, gainful employment, etc.?
Are you interested in meeting like-minded women committed to making a difference
and receiving the support of qualified Bridges Reentry staff who are readily there for you?
Are you ready to be that dependable person who is there for her mentee as she faces the challenges of reentry?
Are you ready to experience the personal joy and fulfillment that can comes from your mentor/mentee relationship?
If so, the Beyond the Gates Mentor program can be for you!